Purchasing website – User’s manual

There are three types of events that will be managed in the website: •RFI: Request for information - It shall e used to coordinate visits to sites or define characteristics of a product or service to be acquired. •RFP: Request for proposal - (Request for a simple or complete proposal). In this proposal an offer for an especific bidding will be required. •Auction: Auctions on line (opened or closed) will be performed for the sale of materials.

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Purchasing website – User’s Manual 1. An invitation to participate in any event will be sent to you and be used to make your

first time registration. The following message will be sent to your registered e-mail pointing out the link to participate or decline:

Contact supplier name

Event number

To participate in the event click the following link

In case you DO NOT want to participate in the event click the following link

Usuario del portal

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Purchasing website – User’s Manual

You will be directed to the following screen. Click on the Continue button.

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Purchasing website – User’s Manual You should add the merchandise to be sold as well as the sales area.

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Purchasing website – User’s Manual

Merchandise Selection 1. You will prompt to enter your password 2. Click search 3. Select the desired option 4. Click on Add 5. Click on Accept.

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Add sales areas. A global option or the specific areas may be included . Click Add, and then Accept.

Select Global, or select Specific Area

Click on Add

Click on Accept

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Purchasing website – User´s Manual

1 On Tax ID field include the FTR (Federal Tax Registry) or Tax ID (Foreign suppliers) 2. If applicable, include the DUNS number on the proper field. DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) belongs to a developed system regulated by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), which assigns a unique numeric identifier to each business entity (partnership, corporation, etc.).

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Purchasing website – User´s Manual

In second section. (Enter the information for the user account) A user name and password shall be included as well as a secret question with its corresponding answer, which will be used to recover the password to access your account.

The name of user shall be the e-mail account so it is possible to select this field to leave that registered, and a password shall be included to access the website.

Conditions of use shall be reviewed and accepted

Click on submit

A secret question and password shall be included (this password will be use to recover the final password in case of being forgotten)

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In the second section. (Enter the information of the user account) Click on “Go to the company’s profile”

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In the second section; (Enter information of the user account) Answer each question and click on “Send”.

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DO NOT fill in the Business, Marketing, Contacts and Certified fiels. You only need to click on Save.

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When you are invited to any event and you already have a registry, the following message will be sent to you.

Click on the following link

to participate

Click on the following link to decline

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Click on the event

After entering typing your user and password, you will be directed to the following screen to manage the events to which you have been invited. You should click on the event you want to follow-up provided the event is opened yet.

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Purchasing website – User´s Manual

When you are invited to any event and you already have a registry, the following message will be sent to you.

Click on the following link to participate

Click on the following link if you DO NOT want to

participate

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Click on “review pre-requisites”. On this screen you will be pointed out the time you have to quote and the deadline. In case you do not want to make an offer you should click on “Decline answer” so you do not receive notifications about the event anymore.

Click on review pre-requisites in case of you desire to make an offer

If you click on load containt, you have the option of download the event data to Excel

Click on decline answer in case you do not want to participate in the event

In the event of printing the event information, click on this button.

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You should review and accept this agreement conditions (if applicable), in order to access the event.

Click on accept the conditions of this agreement and I agree

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Purchasing website – User´s Manual

1 Select the currency for your quotation 2 Select the materials to be quoted. In case of all consignments are offered, select the square before the name so all consignments are selected, or select consignments one by one.

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Purchasing website – User´s Manual

The following should be indicated: 1. Validity of your offer 2. Payment conditions. 3. Warranty. Select days, months or years and indicate on the corresponding field how many days, months or years. 4. Delivery time. Select days, months or years and indicate on the corresponding field the amount of days, months or years.

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The following should be indicated: 5. Contact name. Indicate name of the person who is making the quotation. 6. Incoterms (international commercial terms) 7. Delivery Place 8. Include price per item and delivery dates for each consignment 9. Click on “send complete answer”

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Purchasing website – User´s Manual

If you need to write a message to the purchaser click on “Write a New Message”; or if you want to make a revision of price click on “Review response”.

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After clicking on Write New Message, you will be directed to the next screen . Click on Send button.

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